Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Obama Mama

After one unsuccessful attempt to go see the next president of the United States, a coworker convinced me to give it a second try today. I'm so glad he did. After waiting in a 5 city block line for two hours, we actually made it through security to see him. 28,000 other people had the same idea, and I believe we were behind 10,000 of them. The view wasn't great, but how cool is it that 28,000 people showed up midday on a work day in a red state to see this man? Wow! The energy in the crowd was palpable. I think we all felt we were watching history in the making. Even though we were far away, we could hear every word, and as always, Obama energized the crowd.

The line in front of us...

The line behind us...

rooftop snipers...

and the man himself. I added an arrow, so you can find him. Wasn't my view fabulous?

OK, so not so fabulous, but it was still really exciting to be there. How often do you get a chance to see a President (or soon to be one) live and in person?